Paulo Diogo

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paulo Diogo
fullname = Paulo da Cruz Diogo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|4|21
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height = Height|m=1.81
position = Midfielder
currentclub = FC Schaffhausen
clubnumber = 10
youthyears =
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years = 1994-1999 1997-1998 2000-2004 2001-2002 2005 2006-
clubs = Lausanne Sports → Yverdon Sport (loan) Servette FC → Grenoble Foot 38 (loan) FC Sion FC Schaffhausen
caps(goals) = 093 0(3) 033 (10) 118 0(7) 026 0(2) 008 0(0) 085 0(6)
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pcupdate = 14 May, 2008
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Paulo da Cruz Diogo (born 21 April 1975) is a Swiss professional footballer of Portuguese origin who played almost his entire professional career in the Swiss first division. He is notable in football lore for a unique and gruesome accident that he suffered on the football pitch, which resulted in him losing his left ring finger.

On December 5, 2004, playing for Servette FC in an away game against FC Schaffhausen, Diogo set up a goal for Jean Beausejour in the 87th minute of the game. By way of celebration, he jumped up on the metal perimeter fence separating the fans from the pitch. Unnoticed by him, his wedding ring caught in the barrier (Diogo had married not long before). As he jumped off the fence, much of his finger tore off along with the ring.

To add insult to injury, referee Florian Etter then penalized him with a yellow card for excessive time-wasting with his "celebration". In fact, the match stewards were searching for his finger. Later that night, Diogo was taken to a Zurich hospital, but the doctors failed to re-attach the severed part of the finger and advised that the remaining part of his finger be amputated to the first joint. He has continued to play football since the accident.

After being released by Sion, he signed for FC Schaffhausen on 28 January 2006.

External links

* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=20722 weltfussball.de profile]
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